Early Day Motions

TWENTY YEARS OF THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2211: tabled on 21 March 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 40 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes that on 1 April 2019 the National Minimum Wage will be 20 years old; acknowledges the role of the Low Pay Commission; further notes that two thirds of beneficiaries are women; welcomes the development since 1999 of minimum wage rates for 16 and 17-year-olds and apprentices and of the National Living Wage; further acknowledges that more resources are still needed for enforcement; and declares that if the National Minimum Wage is to remain a success then it should be increased to the level of the living wage for all workers regardless of age.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2019
Coventry South
Primary
Western, Matt
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2019
Warwick and Leamington
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2019
Knowsley
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2019
Dulwich and West Norwood
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 21 March 2019
Strangford
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2019
North Tyneside

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Phillips, Jess
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
Birmingham, Yardley
Charalambous, Bambos
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
Enfield, Southgate
Powell, Lucy
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
Manchester Central
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
Stoke-on-Trent North
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
Stockton North
Stevens, Jo
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
Cardiff Central
McGinn, Conor
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2019
St Helens North
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 25 March 2019
Luton North
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 25 March 2019
Blackley and Broughton
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 25 March 2019
Aberavon
Snell, Gareth
Labour
Signed on 25 March 2019
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 March 2019
Glasgow South West
McGovern, Alison
Labour
Signed on 25 March 2019
Wirral South
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on 25 March 2019
Hemel Hempstead
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on 25 March 2019
St Helens South and Whiston
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 26 March 2019
Cardiff South and Penarth
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 26 March 2019
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on 26 March 2019
Leeds North West
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 26 March 2019
Hartlepool
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 26 March 2019
North Down
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 27 March 2019
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 27 March 2019
Birmingham, Hall Green
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 27 March 2019
Blyth Valley
Williams, Dr Paul
Labour
Signed on 27 March 2019
Stockton South
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 29 March 2019
Bolton North East
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 March 2019
Glasgow Central
Nandy, Lisa
Labour
Signed on 29 March 2019
Wigan
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2019
Ilford North
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2019
Easington
Reynolds, Emma
Labour
Signed on 8 April 2019
Wolverhampton North East
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 9 April 2019
West Lancashire
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 April 2019
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 30 April 2019
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.